A linguistic Comparison: Stress-timed and syllable-timed languages and their impact on second language acquisition

Appendix A 
Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but 
most of all her grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. Once 
she gave her a little cap made of red velvet. Because it suited her so well, and she 
wanted to wear in all the time, she came to be known as Little Red Cap.
One day her mother said to her, "Come Little Red Cap. Here is a piece of cake and a 
bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother. She is sick and weak, and they will 
do her well. Mind your manners and give her my greetings. Behave yourself on the 
way, and do not leave the path, or you might fall down and break the glass, and then 
there will be nothing for your sick grandmother." 
Little Red Cap promised to obey her mother. The grandmother lived out in the 
woods, a half hour from the village. When Little Red Cap entered the woods a wolf 
came up to her. She did not know what a wicked animal he was, and was not afraid 
of him. 
"Good day to you, Little Red Cap." 
"Thank you, wolf." 
"Where are you going so early, Little Red Cap?" 
"To grandmother's." 
"And what are you carrying under your apron?" 

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"Grandmother is sick and weak, and I am taking her some cake and wine. We baked 
yesterday, and they should give her strength." 
"Little Red Cap, just where does your grandmother live?" 
"Her house is a good quarter hour from here in the woods, under the three large oak 
trees. There's a hedge of hazel bushes there. You must know the place," said Little 
Red Cap. 
The wolf thought to himself, "Now there is a tasty bite for me. Just how are you 
going to catch her?" Then he said, "Listen, Little Red Cap, haven't you seen the 
beautiful flowers that are blossoming in the woods? Why don't you go and take a 
look? And I don't believe you can hear how beautifully the birds are singing. You are 
walking along as though you were on your way to school in the village. It is very 
beautiful in the woods." 

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